Donald Trump brought the fight to Bernie Sanders' hometown. The town fought back.

This picture-perfect town that came to be known as the "People's Republic of Burlington" elected Sanders, an avowed socialist, as mayor four times. The headquarters for the Vermont senator's presidential campaign are a short walk away from the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts where Trump spoke to supporters Thursday night. This state has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1992.But Trump is here nonetheless, followed by a throng of reporters and photographers and met by a slew of mostly-liberal protesters who have called him a fascist, a racist and a fearmongerer.